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Chinese Soup

Name: Chinese Soup
Prep time: 1 h 7 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 50 g dried chinese black mushrooms (shiitake); 1 carrot; 1 leek; 1 shallot; 50 g chicken breast; herbs of your choice; 1 litre vegetable stock; 3 tablespoons sesame oil; 50 g fine soya noodles; 50 g peanuts; 50 g peas; salt; pepper

This delicious soup is a flavoursome mix of herbs, mushrooms, soya noodles and small diced vegetables briefly cooked in vegetable stock.

It takes a while to make and there are lots of ingredients, but the result is worth it.

128 K 2× 4.4/5 (20 reviews)

1 hour 15 min. difficulté

Average

4.35 €

4 people

13 Ingredients

Last modified on: April 6^th 2017

For 4 people, you will need:

1 50 g dried chinese black mushrooms (shiitake)
2 1 carrot
3 1 leek
4 1 shallot
5 50 g chicken breast
6 herbs of your choice
7 1 litre vegetable stock
8 3 tablespoons sesame oil
9 50 g fine soya noodles (optional)
10 50 g peanuts
11 50 g peas
12 salt
13 pepper
Total weight: 1,670 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 1 hour 7 min.

Cooking: 8 min.

All in all: 1 hour 15 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 30 min.

Rehydrate 50 g dried chinese black mushrooms (shiitake).

Prepare1 carrot and dice small, prepare 1 leek and 1 shallot and chop finely.

Stage 2 - 30 min.

Poach 50 g chicken breast for 5 minutes in 1 litre vegetable stock, then remove and cut into small pieces.

Drain and chop the mushrooms.

Rinse the herbs, dry them and pick off just the leaves for use.

Dry roast the peanuts briefly in a frying pan.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Pour 3 tablespoons sesame oil into a large saucepan on medium heat.

When hot, add the chopped shallot, salt and pepper, stir well and leave to cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Add the carrots and leeks, mix well and cook for 3 minutes.

Next add the peas...

Stage 5 - 1 min.

...then the mushrooms and chicken.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Pour in the vegetable stock and bring to the boil.

Cook for a further minute or two, then test the carrots to check if everything is cooked.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

Add 50 g fine soya noodles if you like and mix well.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

At the last minute, add the roughly chopped herbs and dry-roasted peanuts.

Serve without delay...

Remarks

I encourage you to add include some lemon balm with the herbs. This gives the soup a characteristic delicate flavour.

Keeping: A few minutes, once the herbs are added.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	120 RDI=50 %	570 RDI=50 %	370 RDI=60 %	6,110 RDI=310 %	25,570 RDI: 310 %
Per 100 g	7 RDI=3 %	30 RDI=3 %	20 RDI=3 %	370 RDI=20 %	1,530 RDI: 20 %
Per person	30 RDI=10 %	140 RDI=10 %	90 RDI=10 %	1,530 RDI=80 %	6,390 RDI: 80 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: Celery, Sesame, Soybeans, Peanuts

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 4.40 €
Per person : 1.10 €

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Vegetable stock

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Peas

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Dried chinese black mushrooms (shiitake)

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Chicken breast

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